UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q |
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(Mark One) |
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 OR |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ____ to ____ |
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Commission file number 0-14804 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. |
Delaware |
06-1109503 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT |
06927 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (203) 357-4000 _______________________________________________ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
At July 29, 2004, 1,064 shares of voting common stock, which constitutes all of the outstanding common equity, with a par value of $1,000 per share were outstanding.
REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM 10-Q WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.
(1)
General Electric Capital Services, Inc.
Part I – Financial Information |
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Item 1. Financial Statements |
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Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings |
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Condensed Statement of Financial Position |
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Condensed Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures |
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Part II – Other Information |
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Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "will" or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements about expected future business and financial performance. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from these expectations and assumptions due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
(2)
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Statement of Current and Retained Earnings
General Electric Capital Services, Inc. and consolidated affiliates
(Unaudited)
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(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Revenues from services (note 8) |
$ |
16,405 |
$ |
15,319 |
$ |
32,772 |
$ |
29,699 |
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Sales of goods |
728 |
568 |
1,304 |
1,055 |
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Total revenues |
17,133 |
15,887 |
34,076 |
30,754 |
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Interest |
2,818 |
2,533 |
5,489 |
4,996 |
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Operating and administrative |
5,227 |
4,610 |
10,523 |
8,693 |
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Cost of goods sold |
701 |
465 |
1,252 |
902 |
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Insurance losses and policyholder and annuity benefits |
3,808 |
4,256 |
7,432 |
8,241 |
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Provision for losses on financing receivables |
1,004 |
978 |
1,959 |
1,738 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,442 |
1,121 |
2,882 |
2,232 |
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Minority interest in net earnings of consolidated affiliates |
76 |
25 |
122 |
63 |
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Total costs and expenses |
15,076 |
13,988 |
29,659 |
26,865 |
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Earnings before income taxes |
2,057 |
1,899 |
4,417 |
3,889 |
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Provision for income taxes |
(361 |
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(297 |
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(876 |
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(617 |
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Net earnings |
1,696 |
1,602 |
3,541 |
3,272 |
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Dividends |
(1,462 |
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(159 |
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(1,842 |
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(328 |
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Retained earnings at beginning of period |
31,769 |
27,825 |
30,304 |
26,324 |
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Retained earnings at end of period |
$ |
32,003 |
$ |
29,268 |
$ |
32,003 |
$ |
29,268 |
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See "Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements." |
(3)
Condensed Statement of Financial Position
General Electric Capital Services, Inc. and consolidated affiliates
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
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Cash and equivalents |
$ |
7,995 |
$ |
11,273 |
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Investment securities |
122,503 |
121,910 |
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Financing receivables – net (note 5) |
252,701 |
247,906 |
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Insurance receivables |
26,461 |
27,537 |
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Other receivables – net |
14,328 |
12,079 |
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Inventories |
190 |
197 |
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Buildings and equipment, less accumulated amortization of
$19,885 and |
44,918 |
38,822 |
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Intangible assets (note 6) |
27,555 |
24,821 |
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Other assets |
72,239 |
69,981 |
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Total assets |
$ |
568,890 |
$ |
554,526 |
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Borrowings (note 7) |
$ |
325,311 |
$ |
320,318 |
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Accounts payable |
17,185 |
13,547 |
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Insurance liabilities, reserves and annuity benefits |
138,110 |
136,264 |
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Other liabilities |
23,961 |
23,238 |
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Deferred income taxes |
9,691 |
10,736 |
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Total liabilities |
514,258 |
504,103 |
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Minority interest in equity of consolidated affiliates |
8,737 |
5,115 |
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Capital stock |
11 |
11 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
12,342 |
12,258 |
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Retained earnings |
32,003 |
30,304 |
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Accumulated gains/(losses) – net (a) |
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Investment securities |
222 |
1,823 |
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Currency translation adjustments |
2,414 |
2,639 |
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Derivatives qualifying as hedges |
(1,097 |
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(1,727 |
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Total shareowner's equity |
45,895 |
45,308 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
568,890 |
$ |
554,526 |
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(a) |
The sum of accumulated gains/(losses) on investment securities, currency translation adjustments and derivatives qualifying as hedges constitutes "Accumulated nonowner changes other than earnings," and was $1,539 million and $2,735 million at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. |
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See "Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements." |
(4)
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
General Electric Capital Services, Inc. and consolidated affiliates
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2004 |
2003 |
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Cash Flows – Operating Activities |
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Net earnings |
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3,541 |
$ |
3,272 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided from operating activities |
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Provision for losses on financing receivables |
1,959 |
1,738 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
2,882 |
2,232 |
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Increase in accounts payable |
3,078 |
928 |
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Increase in insurance liabilities, reserves and annuity benefits |
1,930 |
495 |
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All other operating activities |
(257 |
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(915 |
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Cash from operating activities |
13,133 |
7,750 |
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Cash Flows – Investing Activities |
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Increase in loans to customers |
(133,199 |
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(110,007 |
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Principal collections from customers – loans |
134,879 |
101,495 |
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Investment in equipment for financing leases |
(9,883 |
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(9,856 |
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Principal collections from customers – financing leases |
9,994 |
9,954 |
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Net change in credit card receivables |
167 |
(1,757 |
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Buildings and equipment: |
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(5,432 |
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(3,202 |
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– dispositions |
2,272 |
2,509 |
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Payments for principal businesses purchased |
(15,484 |
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(8,083 |
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Purchases of securities by insurance and annuity businesses |
(15,945 |
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(27,531 |
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Dispositions of securities by insurance and annuity businesses |
14,630 |
25,229 |
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All other investing activities |
2,214 |
(2,555 |
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Cash used for investing activities |
(15,787 |
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(23,804 |
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Cash Flows – Financing Activities |
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Net decrease in borrowings (maturities 90 days or less) |
(2,013 |
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(4,075 |
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Newly issued debt: |
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Short-term (91-365 days) |
242 |
738 |
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Long-term senior |
27,716 |
36,234 |
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Non-recourse, leveraged lease |
283 |
168 |
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Repayments and other debt reductions: |
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Short-term (91-365 days) |
(21,320 |
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(16,341 |
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Long-term senior |
(2,033 |
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(1,518 |
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Non-recourse, leveraged lease |
(363 |
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(521 |
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Proceeds from sales of investment contracts |
7,010 |
4,443 |
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Redemption of investment contracts |
(8,304 |
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(4,237 |
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Dividends paid |
(1,842 |
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(328 |
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Cash from/(used for) financing activities |
(624 |
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14,563 |
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Decrease in cash and equivalents |
(3,278 |
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(1,491 |
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Cash and equivalents at beginning of year |
11,273 |
7,918 |
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Cash and equivalents at June 30 |
$ |
7,995 |
$ |
6,427 |
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See "Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements." |
(5)
Notes to Condensed, Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. The accompanying condensed, consolidated quarterly financial statements represent the consolidation of General Electric Capital Services, Inc. and all of our affiliates (GECS). Companies that we directly or indirectly control (consolidated affiliates), include General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital) and GE Global Insurance Holding Corporation (GE Global Insurance Holding), the parent of Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC). As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, we reorganized our businesses on January 1, 2004, around markets and customers. On March 30, 2004, we provided the required reclassified prior-period information about this reorganization in a Form 8-K.
We have reclassified certain prior-period amounts herein to conform to the current period's presentation.
2. The condensed, consolidated quarterly financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited. These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that we considered necessary to present a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results reported in these condensed, consolidated quarterly financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. We label our quarterly information using a calendar convention, that is, first quarter is labeled as ending on March 31, second quarter as ending on June 30, and third quarter as ending on September 30. It is our longstanding practice to establish actual interim closing dates using a fiscal calendar, which requires our businesses to close their books on a Saturday. The effects of this practice are modest and only exist within a reporting year. The fiscal closing calendar from 1993 through 2013 is available on our Web site, www.ge.com/en/company/investor/secreports.htm.
3. We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. (FIN) 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (Revised), on January 1, 2004, adding $2.6 billion of assets and $2.1 billion of liabilities to our consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The most significant entity consolidated was Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (Penske), which was previously accounted for using the equity method. Penske provides full-service commercial truck leasing, truck rental and logistics services, primarily in North America. This accounting change did not require an adjustment to earnings and will not affect future earnings or cash flows. We adopted FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, on July 1, 2003, and at that date consolidated certain entities in our financial statements.
4. FIN 46 and FIN 46R changed the accounting for certain types of entities we use in the ordinary course of our securitization activities. Securitization entities consolidated as a result of FIN 46 and FIN 46R differ from other entities included in our consolidated financial statements because, by terms of relevant governing documents, the assets they hold, which are typically financial in nature, are legally isolated and are unavailable to us under any circumstances. Similarly, their liabilities are not our legal obligations but repayment depends primarily on cash flows generated by their assets. These securitization entities normally issue debt in the form of asset-backed securities, that is, debt secured by assets in the entity. We refer to certain of these entities as "consolidated, liquidating securitization entities" because we do not intend to replace the assets they contain; rather, we intend that such entities will liquidate as their assets are repaid. Beginning in the second quarter of 2004, we reclassified the assets, liabilities and operations of consolidated, liquidating securitization entities into the associated financial statement captions. Because their assets and liabilities differ from other assets and liabilities in our financial statements, we are providing supplemental information about these matters below and
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in notes 5 and 7. Also, to ensure that we have presented all of our securitization activities clearly, we also are providing information about off-balance sheet assets in securitization entities.
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6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
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Assets in consolidated, liquidating securitization entities
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Investment securities |
$ |
1,363 |
$ |
1,566 |
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Financing receivables – net (note 5) |
16,870 |
21,877 |
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Other assets |
2,746 |
2,352 |
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Other, principally insurance receivables |
457 |
668 |
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Total |
21,436 |
26,463 |
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Off-balance sheet (a) |
25,787 |
23,561 |
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Total securitized assets |
$ |
47,223 |
$ |
50,024 |
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Of amounts off-balance sheet, $6,253 million at June 30, 2004 and $5,759 million at December 31, 2003, were in entities to which we provide credit and/or liquidity support. |
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We continue to engage in off-balance sheet securitization transactions with third-party entities and to use public market, term securitizations. The following table provides further information about the nature of the assets in securitization entities that are both consolidated and off-balance sheet.
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6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
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Receivables and other assets secured by: |
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Equipment |
$ |
14,052 |
$ |
15,616 |
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Commercial real estate |
15,505 |
16,713 |
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Other assets |
9,298 |
9,114 |
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Credit card receivables |
8,368 |
8,581 |
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Total securitized assets |
$ |
47,223 |
$ |
50,024 |
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5. Financing receivables are summarized in the following table.
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6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
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Time sales and loans, net of deferred income |
$ |
192,207 |
$ |
188,842 |
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Investment in financing leases, net of deferred income |
67,100 |
65,320 |
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259,307 |
254,162 |
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Allowance for losses on financing receivables |
(6,606 |
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(6,256 |
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Financing receivables – net |
$ |
252,701 |
$ |
247,906 |
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Included in the above are the financing receivables of consolidated, liquidating securitization entities as follows:
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6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
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Time sales and loans, net of deferred income |
$ |
14,023 |
$ |
18,050 |
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Investment in financing leases, net of deferred income |
2,864 |
3,827 |
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16,887 |
21,877 |
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Allowance for losses on financing receivables |
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Financing receivables – net |
$ |
16,870 |
$ |
21,877 |
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6. Intangible assets are summarized in the following table.
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6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
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Goodwill |
$ |
24,377 |
$ |
21,527 |
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Present value of future profits (PVFP) |
1,576 |
1,562 |
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Capitalized software |
776 |
800 |
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Other intangibles |
826 |
932 |
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Total |
$ |
27,555 |
$ |
24,821 |
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Intangible assets were net of accumulated amortization of $10,312 million at June 30, 2004, and $10,323 million at December 31, 2003. |
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GOODWILL
Changes in goodwill balances follow.
2004 |
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Commercial |
Consumer |
Equipment & Other Services |
Insurance |
Total |
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Balance at January 1 |
$ |
8,627 |
$ |
7,779 |
$ |
1,029 |
$ |
4,092 |
$ |
21,527 |
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Acquisitions/purchase |
799 |
1,036 |
3 |
9 |
1,847 |
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Inter-segment transfers |
523 |
384 |
(523 |
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(384 |
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Currency exchange and other |
(34 |
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(36 |
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1,042 |
(b) |
31 |
1,003 |
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Balance at June 30 |
$ |
9,915 |
$ |
9,163 |
$ |
1,551 |
$ |
3,748 |
$ |
24,377 |
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(a) |
The amount of goodwill related to new acquisitions recorded during the first six months of 2004 was $1,470 million; the largest of these acquisitions were WMC Finance Co. ($564 million) by Consumer Finance and Sophia S.A. ($475 million) and most of the commercial lending business of Transamerica Finance Corporation ($308 million) by Commercial Finance. The amount of goodwill related to purchase accounting adjustments during the first six months of 2004 was $377 million, primarily associated with the 2003 acquisition of First National Bank ($252 million) by Consumer Finance. Upon closing an acquisition, we estimate the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired and consolidate the acquisition as quickly as possible. Given the time it takes to obtain pertinent information to finalize the acquired company's balance sheet (frequently with implications for the price of the acquisition), then to adjust the acquired company's accounting policies, procedures, books and records to our standards, it is often several quarters before we are able to finalize those initial fair value estimates. Accordingly, it is not uncommon for our initial estimates to be revised subsequently. |
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(b) |
Includes $1,055 million of goodwill associated with the consolidation of Penske effective January 1, 2004. |
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INTANGIBLES SUBJECT TO AMORTIZATION
At June 30, 2004 |
At December 31, 2003 |
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Gross |
Accumulated |
Net |
Gross |
Accumulated |
Net |
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PVFP |
$ |
3,433 |
$ |
(1,857 |
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$ |
1,576 |
$ |
3,379 |
$ |
(1,817 |
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$ |
1,562 |
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Capitalized software |
1,657 |
(881 |
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776 |
1,560 |
(760 |
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800 |
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Servicing assets (a) |
3,545 |
(3,432 |
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113 |
3,539 |
(3,392 |
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147 |
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Patents, licenses and other |
394 |
(217 |
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177 |
304 |
(201 |
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103 |
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All other |
990 |
(458 |
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532 |
1,095 |
(417 |
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678 |
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Total |
$ |
10,019 |
$ |
(6,845 |
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$ |
3,174 |
$ |
9,877 |
$ |
(6,587 |
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$ |
3,290 |
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(a) |
Servicing assets, net of accumulated amortization, are associated primarily with serviced residential mortgage loans amounting to $10 billion and $14 billion at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. |
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Indefinite-lived intangible assets were $4 million at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and related primarily to patents, licenses and other.
Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets was $227 million and $162 million, for the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets was $375 million and $460 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE PROFITS
Change in PVFP balances follow.
(In millions) |
Six months ended |
Six months ended |
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Balance at January 1 |
$ |
1,562 |
$ |
2,457 |
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Acquisitions |
– |
– |
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Dispositions |
– |
(574 |
) |
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Accrued interest (a) |
32 |
38 |
||||||||
Amortization |
(100 |
) |
(184 |
) |
||||||
Other |
82 |
(99 |
) |
|||||||
|
|
|||||||||
Balance at June 30 |
$ |
1,576 |
$ |
1,638 |
||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
(a) |
Interest was accrued at a rate of 5.0% and 4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
(9)
We evaluate recoverability of PVFP periodically by comparing the current estimate of expected future gross profits with the unamortized asset balance. If such comparison indicates that the expected gross profits will not be sufficient to recover PVFP, the difference is charged to expense. No such expense was recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2004 or 2003.
Amortization expense for PVFP in future periods will be affected by acquisitions, realized capital gains and losses and other factors affecting the ultimate amount of gross profits realized from certain lines of business. Similarly, future amortization expense for other intangibles will depend on acquisition activity and other business transactions. The estimated percentage of the December 31, 2003, net PVFP balance to be amortized over each of the next five years follows.
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
8.8 |
% |
8.2 |
% |
7.5 |
% |
6.9 |
% |
6.4 |
% |
||||||||||||||
7. Borrowings are summarized in the following table.
Consolidated |
Other than |
Consolidated, |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
At |
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
6/30/04 |
12/31/03 |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
||||||||||||||||||
Unsecured |
$ |
82,615 |
$ |
80,598 |
$ |
82,615 |
$ |
80,598 |
$ |
– |
$ |
– |
||||||
Asset-backed |
17,311 |
21,998 |
– |
– |
17,311 |
21,998 |
||||||||||||
Current portion of long- |
43,495 |
38,367 |
42,796 |
37,885 |
699 |
482 |
||||||||||||
Other |
16,227 |
14,505 |
16,227 |
14,505 |
– |
– |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Total |
159,648 |
155,468 |
141,638 |
132,988 |
18,010 |
22,480 |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings |
||||||||||||||||||
Senior notes |
151,969 |
150,997 |
150,380 |
149,049 |
1,589 |
1,948 |
||||||||||||
Extendible notes |
12,502 |
12,591 |
12,219 |
12,229 |
283 |
362 |
||||||||||||
Subordinated notes |
1,192 |
1,262 |
1,192 |
1,262 |
– |
– |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Total |
165,663 |
164,850 |
163,791 |
162,540 |
1,872 |
2,310 |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Total borrowings |
$ |
325,311 |
$ |
320,318 |
$ |
305,429 |
$ |
295,528 |
$ |
19,882 |
$ |
24,790 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
(10)
8. Revenues from services are summarized in the following table.
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Premiums earned by insurance businesses |
$ |
4,218 |
$ |
5,024 |
$ |
8,467 |
$ |
9,637 |
||||||
Interest on time sales and loans |
4,616 |
4,220 |
9,314 |
8,179 |
||||||||||
Operating lease rentals |
2,584 |
1,779 |
5,069 |
3,513 |
||||||||||
Investment income |
1,666 |
1,534 |
3,117 |
3,054 |
||||||||||
Financing leases |
1,074 |
983 |
2,180 |
2,042 |
||||||||||
Fees |
925 |
470 |
1,795 |
1,345 |
||||||||||
Other income (a) |
1,322 |
1,309 |
2,830 |
1,929 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total |
$ |
16,405 |
$ |
15,319 |
$ |
32,772 |
$ |
29,699 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
(a) |
Includes the loss on the Genworth Financial, Inc. (Genworth) initial public offering of $388 million for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004. |
9. A summary of increases (decreases) in shareowner's equity that did not result directly from transactions with the shareowner, net of income taxes, follows.
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
1,696 |
$ |
1,602 |
$ |
3,541 |
$ |
3,272 |
||||
Investment securities – net changes in value |
(3,302 |
) |
2,449 |
(1,601 |
) |
3,260 |
||||||
Currency translation adjustments – net |
(173 |
) |
738 |
(225 |
) |
864 |
||||||
Derivatives qualifying as hedges – net changes in value |
654 |
(938 |
) |
630 |
(1,054 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total |
$ |
(1,125 |
) |
$ |
3,851 |
$ |
2,345 |
$ |
6,342 |
|||
|
|
|
|
10. On May 28, 2004, we completed the initial public offering of approximately 146 million, or 30%, of the common shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (Genworth), our formerly wholly-owned subsidiary that conducts most of our life and mortgage insurance operations. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax loss of $570 million ($336 million after tax) reported in our Insurance segment.
(11)
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of these data are considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations; those rules require the supplemental explanation and reconciliation provided in Exhibit 99 to this Form 10-Q report.
See the Segment Operations section on page 14 for a more detailed discussion of our businesses.
A. Results of Operations
Overview of Second Quarter and First Half of 2004 with Second Quarter and First Half of 2003
Our second quarter 2004 results reflected the continued benefits of our ongoing strategies. Consumer Finance and Commercial Finance continued to grow with total assets up 20% and 8%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2004 compared with the second quarter of 2003. We closed two strategic acquisitions during the second quarter of 2004 – WMC Finance Co., a U.S. wholesale lender by Consumer Finance and the U.S. leasing business of IKON Office Solutions by Commercial Finance. On May 28, 2004, we completed an initial public offering of approximately 146 million, or 30%, of the common shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (Genworth), our formerly wholly-owned subsidiary that conducts most of our life and mortgage insurance operations. The effects of the transaction resulted in a pre-tax loss of $0.6 billion ($0.3 billion after tax) recognized in the Insurance segment.
Revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2004 increased 8% and 11%, respectively, over the comparable periods of 2003. The increase in revenues resulted from acquisitions and origination growth, primarily at Commercial Finance and Consumer Finance, and the consolidation of certain businesses as a result of the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. (FIN) 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (Revised), partially offset by the absence of revenues from businesses disposed of in 2003 and the effects of the Genworth initial public offering at Insurance.
Net earnings for the second quarter and first half of 2004 increased 6% and 8%, respectively, over the comparable periods of 2003. Three of our four businesses – Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance and Equipment & Other Services – contributed double-digit improvements to earnings during the second quarter and first half of 2004.
We integrate acquisitions as quickly as possible and only revenues and earnings from the date we complete the acquisition through the end of the fourth following quarter are attributed to such businesses.
(12)
Effects of the acquisitions and dispositions on comparisons of our operations follow.
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In billions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Acquisitions |
||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
0.9 |
$ |
0.5 |
$ |
1.8 |
$ |
1.1 |
||||
Net earnings |
$ |
0.1 |
$ |
0.1 |
$ |
0.3 |
$ |
0.1 |
||||
Dispositions |
||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
(0.9 |
) |
$ |
(0.3 |
) |
$ |
(1.8 |
) |
$ |
(0.6 |
) |
Net earnings |
$ |
(0.1 |
) |
$ |
– |
$ |
(0.3 |
) |
$ |
– |
Other factors that were important to our reported operations included the first quarter consolidation of Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., (Penske), which previously was accounted for using the equity method. Penske provides full-service commercial truck leasing, truck rental and logistics services, primarily in North America. This consolidation increased our reported revenues ($0.8 billion for the second quarter and $1.6 billion for the first half of 2004); we reported the increase primarily as operating lease rentals ($0.6 billion for the second quarter and $1.2 billion for the first half of 2004) and other income ($0.2 billion for the second quarter and $0.4 billion for the first half of 2004). Net earnings were unaffected by this change because our share of Penske earnings were previously reported on a one-line basis.
Provision for income taxes for the second quarter and first half of 2004 (effective tax rates of 17.5% and 19.8%, respectively), compared with the second quarter and first half of 2003 (effective tax rates of 15.6% and 15.9%, respectively) increased primarily because growth in our pre-tax earnings at Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance and Equipment & Other Services was principally from sources subject to tax at a rate higher than our average rate for 2003. This increase was partially offset by our settling several issues with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and adjustments to our full-year estimated effective tax rate for 2004, in accordance with policy, to reflect the tax benefits associated with the disposition of Genworth shares.
(13)
SEGMENT OPERATIONS
Revenues and net earnings by operating segment for the second quarters and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, are summarized and discussed below. As discussed in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K, effective January 1, 2004, we made changes to the way we report our segments. We have reclassified certain prior-period amounts herein to conform to the current period's presentation.
CONSOLIDATED
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
REVENUES |
||||||||||||
Commercial Finance |
$ |
5,732 |
$ |
5,180 |
$ |
11,123 |
$ |
9,956 |
||||
Consumer Finance |
3,830 |
3,046 |
7,419 |
5,805 |
||||||||
Equipment & Other Services |
2,017 |
869 |
4,027 |
1,833 |
||||||||
Insurance |
5,554 |
6,792 |
11,507 |
13,160 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
17,133 |
$ |
15,887 |
$ |
34,076 |
$ |
30,754 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
NET EARNINGS |
||||||||||||
Commercial Finance |
$ |
975 |
$ |
832 |
$ |
1,930 |
$ |
1,702 |
||||
Consumer Finance |
600 |
514 |
1,202 |
1,060 |
||||||||
Equipment & Other Services |
68 |
(252 |
) |
(54 |
) |
(510 |
) |
|||||
Insurance |
53 |
508 |
463 |
1,020 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net earnings |
$ |
1,696 |
$ |
1,602 |
$ |
3,541 |
$ |
3,272 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
(14)
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
REVENUES |
$ |
5,732 |
$ |
5,180 |
$ |
11,123 |
$ |
9,956 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
NET REVENUES |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
5,732 |
$ |
5,180 |
$ |
11,123 |
$ |
9,956 |
|||||||||||||
Interest expense |
1,442 |
1,462 |
2,835 |
2,935 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total net revenues |
$ |
4,290 |
$ |
3,718 |
$ |
8,288 |
$ |
7,021 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ |
975 |
$ |
832 |
$ |
1,930 |
$ |
1,702 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
At |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
6/30/04 |
6/30/03 |
12/31/03 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
223,045 |
$ |
207,175 |
$ |
214,016 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
REAL ESTATE |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
598 |
$ |
599 |
$ |
1,201 |
$ |
1,202 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
215 |
$ |
198 |
$ |
445 |
$ |
464 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
AVIATION SERVICES |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
777 |
$ |
710 |
$ |
1,492 |
$ |
1,424 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
133 |
$ |
126 |
$ |
277 |
$ |
261 |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
At |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions) |
6/30/04 |
6/30/03 |
12/31/03 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
REAL ESTATE |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ |
31,416 |
$ |
29,157 |
$ |
27,767 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
AVIATION SERVICES |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ |
35,668 |
$ |
32,305 |
$ |
33,271 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Commercial Finance revenues and net earnings increased 11% and 17%, respectively, from the second quarter of 2003. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from acquisitions ($0.7 billion) and origination growth, partially
(15)
offset by lower securitization activity ($0.1 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from acquisitions ($0.1 billion) and origination growth, partially offset by lower securitization gains ($0.1 billion).
Commercial Finance revenues and net earnings increased 12% and 13%, respectively, from the first six months of 2003. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from acquisitions ($1.1 billion), origination growth, and higher investment gains ($0.1 billion), partially offset by lower securitization activity ($0.1 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from acquisitions ($0.2 billion) and higher investment gains ($0.1 billion), partially offset by lower securitization gains ($0.1 billion).
The most significant acquisitions affecting Commercial Finance results in 2004 were the U.S. leasing business of IKON Office Solutions, acquired during the second quarter of 2004; the commercial lending business of Transamerica Finance Corporation and Sophia S.A., both acquired during the first quarter of 2004; and the assets of CitiCapital Fleet Services, acquired during the fourth quarter of 2003. These businesses contributed $0.6 billion and $0.1 billion to second quarter 2004 revenues and net earnings, respectively, and $1.0 billion and $0.1 billion to revenues and net earnings, respectively, for the first six months of 2004.
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
REVENUES |
$ |
3,830 |
$ |
3,046 |
$ |
7,419 |
$ |
5,805 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
NET REVENUES |
||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ |
3,830 |
$ |
3,046 |
$ |
7,419 |
$ |
5,805 |
||||
Interest expense |
844 |
672 |
1,617 |
1,251 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total net revenues |
$ |
2,986 |
$ |
2,374 |
$ |
5,802 |
$ |
4,554 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ |
600 |
$ |
514 |
$ |
1,202 |
$ |
1,060 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||
At |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
(In millions) |
6/30/04 |
6/30/03 |
12/31/03 |
|||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
116,851 |
$ |
97,117 |
$ |
106,530 |
||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consumer Finance revenues and net earnings increased 26% and 17%, respectively, from the second quarter of 2003. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from origination growth, the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.3 billion), acquisitions ($0.2 billion) and higher securitization activity ($0.2 billion), partially offset by the 2003 divestiture of The Home Depot private label credit card receivables ($0.3 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from origination growth, acquisitions, the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar and higher securitization activity, partially offset by the absence of The Home Depot private label credit card receivables divested in 2003.
Consumer Finance revenues and net earnings increased 28% and 13%, respectively, from the first six months of 2003. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from acquisitions ($0.6 billion), higher securitization
(16)
activity ($0.5 billion), origination growth, and the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.5 billion), partially offset by the 2003 divestiture of The Home Depot private label credit card receivables ($0.6 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from origination growth, acquisitions, the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar and higher securitization activity, partially offset by the absence of The Home Depot private label credit card receivables divested in 2003, and increased costs to launch new products and promote brand awareness in 2004.
Our most significant acquisitions affecting Consumer Finance in 2004 were First National Bank, which provides mortgage and sales finance products in the United Kingdom, the U.S. retail sales finance unit of Conseco Finance Corp. (Conseco) and GC Corporation (GC Card), which provides credit card and sales finance products in Japan. We acquired First National Bank and Conseco in the second quarter of 2003, and GC Card in the third quarter of 2003. These businesses contributed $0.1 billion to second quarter 2004 revenues and $0.4 billion and $0.1 billion to revenues and net earnings, respectively, for the first six months of 2004.
EQUIPMENT & OTHER SERVICES
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
REVENUES |
$ |
2,017 |
$ |
869 |
$ |
4,027 |
$ |
1,833 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ |
68 |
$ |
(252 |
) |
$ |
(54 |
) |
$ |
(510 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Equipment & Other Services revenues and net earnings increased $1.1 billion and $0.3 billion, respectively, from the second quarter of 2003. Revenues increased as a result of the adoption of FIN 46R ($0.8 billion), primarily including operating lease rentals ($0.6 billion) and other income ($0.2 billion), and FIN 46 ($0.2 billion). The most significant entity consolidated as a result of FIN 46R was Penske, which was previously accounted for using the equity method. The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from the absence of 2003 investment losses and 2004 investment gains at GE Equity ($0.1 billion).
Equipment & Other Services revenues and net earnings increased $2.2 billion and $0.5 billion, respectively, from the first six months of 2003. Revenues increased as a result of the adoption of FIN 46R ($1.6 billion), primarily including operating lease rentals ($1.2 billion) and other income ($0.4 billion), and FIN 46 ($0.6 billion). The increase in net earnings resulted primarily from the absence of 2003 investment losses and 2004 investment gains at GE Equity ($0.2 billion).
(17)
INSURANCE
Second quarter ended |
Six months ended |
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
(In millions) |
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
REVENUES |
$ |
5,554 |
$ |
6,792 |
$ |
11,507 |
$ |
13,160 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ |
53 |
$ |
508 |
$ |
463 |
$ |
1,020 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
GE GLOBAL INSURANCE |
||||||||||||
HOLDING (ERC) |
||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
2,666 |
$ |
3,065 |
$ |
5,313 |
$ |
5,758 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net earnings |
$ |
142 |
$ |
119 |
$ |
282 |
$ |
240 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Insurance revenues and net earnings decreased 18% and 90%, respectively, from the second quarter of 2003. The decrease in revenues resulted primarily from the 2003 dispositions ($0.8 billion), including GE Edison Life Insurance Company, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company and ERC Life Reinsurance Corporation; the effects of the Genworth initial public offering ($0.4 billion) and net declines in volume resulting from strategic exits of certain business channels, primarily at ERC ($0.4 billion). These decreases were partially offset by the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion). The overall decrease in net earnings resulted primarily from the effects of the Genworth initial public offering and the 2003 dispositions referred to above, partially offset by favorable earnings at ERC, reflecting lower 2004 adverse development on prior year claim reserves.
Insurance revenues and net earnings decreased 13% and 55%, respectively, from the first six months of 2003. The decrease in revenues resulted primarily from the 2003 dispositions ($1.5 billion), including GE Edison Life Insurance Company, Financial Guaranty Insurance Company and ERC Life Reinsurance Corporation; net declines in volume resulting from strategic exits of certain business channels, primarily at ERC ($0.6 billion) and the effects of the Genworth initial public offering ($0.4 billion). These decreases were partially offset by the net effects of the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.3 billion) and continued favorable pricing at ERC ($0.1 billion). The overall decrease in net earnings resulted primarily from the effects of the Genworth initial public offering and the 2003 dispositions referred to above, partially offset by favorable earnings at ERC, reflecting lower 2004 adverse development on prior year claim reserves.
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B. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Major changes in our financial position resulted from the following.
· During 2004, we completed our acquisitions of the commercial lending business of Transamerica Finance Corporation, Sophia S.A., a real estate company in France, WMC Finance Co., a U.S. wholesale lender and the U.S. leasing business of IKON Office Solutions. At their respective acquisition dates, these transactions resulted in a combined increase in total assets of $18.1 billion, of which $11.2 billion was financing receivables before allowance for losses, and a combined increase in total liabilities of approximately $4.6 billion, of which $2.9 billion was debt.
· On May 28, 2004, we completed the initial public offering of approximately 146 million, or 30%, of the common shares of Genworth, our formerly wholly-owned subsidiary that conducts most of our life and mortgage insurance operations. This transaction resulted in an increase to minority interest of $3.4 billion.
· We adopted FIN 46R on January 1, 2004, adding $2.6 billion of assets and $2.1 billion of liabilities to our consolidated balance sheet as of that date, primarily relating to Penske.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES comprise mainly investment-grade debt securities held by Insurance in support of obligations to annuitants and policyholders. Investment securities were $122.5 billion at June 30, 2004, compared with $121.9 billion at December 31, 2003. The increase of $0.6 billion was the net result of investing premiums received and reinvesting investment income ($3.1 billion), partially offset by declines in debt markets.
We regularly review investment securities for impairment based on criteria that include the extent to which cost exceeds market value, the duration of that market decline and the financial health and specific prospects for the issuer. Of securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2004, approximately $0.1 billion was at risk of being charged to earnings in the next twelve months; approximately half of this amount related to commercial airlines.
Impairment losses for the first six months of 2004 totaled $0.1 billion compared with $0.4 billion in the comparable 2003 period. Impairments in both periods were recognized for issuers in a variety of industries; we do not believe that any of the impairments indicated likely future impairments in the remaining portfolio.
Gross unrealized gains and losses were $3.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, at June 30, 2004, compared with $4.6 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, at year end 2003, primarily reflecting a decrease in the estimated fair value of debt securities as interest rates increased. We estimate that available gains, net of resulting impairment of insurance intangible assets, could be as much as $1.5 billion at June 30, 2004. The market values we used in determining unrealized gains and losses are those defined by relevant accounting standards and should not be viewed as a forecast of gains or losses.
Investment securities collateralized by commercial aircraft and in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more as of June 30, 2004, had an aggregate amortized cost of $1.2 billion and an estimated fair value of
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$0.8 billion. We believe that these securities are in an unrealized loss position because of ongoing negative market reaction to difficulties in the commercial airline industry. Of this $0.4 billion of unrealized losses on securities that have been trading below amortized cost for more than 12 months, approximately 99% is related to securities that are current on all contractual principal and interest terms. For these securities, we do not foresee changes in the timing and amount of estimated cash flows and expect full recovery of our amortized cost. Further, should our cash flow expectation prove to be incorrect, the current market values of aircraft collateral, as obtained from independent appraisers, exceeded both the market value and amortized cost of our securities.
FINANCING RECEIVABLES is our largest category of assets and represents one of our primary sources of revenues. The portfolio of financing receivables, before allowance for losses, increased to $259.3 billion at June 30, 2004, from $254.2 billion at December 31, 2003, as discussed in the following paragraphs. The related allowance for losses at June 30, 2004, amounted to $6.6 billion compared with $6.3 billion at December 31, 2003, representing our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the portfolio.
A discussion of the quality of certain elements of the financing receivables portfolio follows. For purposes of that discussion, "delinquent" receivables are those that are 30 days or more past due; "nonearning" receivables are those that are 90 days or more past due (or for which collection has otherwise become doubtful); and "reduced-earning" receivables are commercial receivables whose terms have been restructured to a below-market yield.
Commercial Finance financing receivables, before allowance for losses, totaled $142.4 billion at June 30, 2004, compared with $135.7 billion at December 31, 2003, and consisted of loans and leases to the equipment, commercial and industrial, real estate and commercial aircraft industries. This portfolio of receivables increased primarily from acquisitions ($13.2 billion) and origination growth ($5.2 billion), partially offset by securitizations and sales ($11.0 billion) and the net effects of foreign currency translation ($0.4 billion). Related nonearning and reduced-earning receivables were $1.8 billion (1.2% of outstanding receivables) at June 30, 2004, compared with $1.7 billion (1.3% of outstanding receivables) at December 31, 2003. Commercial Finance financing receivables are generally backed by assets and there is a broad spread of geographic and credit risk in the portfolio. Gross write-offs were $0.3 billion and $0.6 billion for the first six months of 2004 and 2003, respectively; recoveries were modest.
Consumer Finance financing receivables, before allowance for losses, were $98.6 billion at June 30, 2004, compared with $94.7 billion at December 31, 2003, and consisted primarily of card receivables, installment loans, auto loans and leases, and residential mortgages. This portfolio of receivables increased as a result of origination growth ($3.2 billion), acquisitions ($0.8 billion) and the net effects of foreign currency translation ($0.4 billion), partially offset by securitization activity ($0.4 billion). Nonearning consumer receivables at June 30, 2004, were $2.6 billion (2.6% of outstanding receivables), compared with $2.5 billion (2.6% of outstanding receivables) at December 31, 2003. This is the result of growth in our secured financing business, a business that tends to experience relatively higher delinquencies but relatively lower losses than the rest of our consumer portfolio, offset by improved portfolio quality and collection results. Gross write-offs for the first six months of 2004 were $1.7 billion compared with $1.4 billion for the first six months of 2003. Recoveries for the first six months of 2004 were $0.4 billion, the same as the 2003 period.
Equipment & Other Services financing receivables, before allowance for losses, amounted to $18.3 billion and $23.8 billion at June 30, 2004, and December 31, 2003, respectively and consisted primarily of financing
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receivables in consolidated, liquidating securitization entities, that were consolidated as a result of adoption of FIN 46. This portfolio of receivables decreased because we have ceased transferring assets to these entities. Nonearning receivables at June 30, 2004, were $0.1 billion (0.8% of outstanding receivables), compared with $0.1 billion (0.6% of outstanding receivables) at December 31, 2003.
Approximate delinquency rates on managed Commercial Finance equipment loans and leases and Consumer Finance financing receivables follow.
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Delinquency rates at Commercial Finance increased from December 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004, reflecting collection results. The decline from June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004, reflects improved economic conditions and collection results.
Delinquency rates at Consumer Finance increased slightly from December 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004, as a result of growth in our secured financing business, partially offset by improved portfolio quality. The decline from June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004, reflects improved portfolio quality and collection results, partially offset by growth in our secured financing business.
C. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Commercial Airlines
For our total commercial airline portfolio, we recognized impairment losses on leases, loans and investment securities of $0.1 billion in the first six months of 2004, the same as the first six months of 2003. Equipment under operating leases is subject to our routine impairment review process, which we conduct at least annually considering current and estimated future lease rates as well as customer prospects. We regularly and comprehensively evaluate the recoverability of our loan and investment securities portfolio and assess prospects of our customers. Based upon our consideration of relevant factors, we do not believe that any of our positions is impaired at June 30, 2004.
Three commercial airline customers are, or have recently been, operating under bankruptcy protection. Following is a discussion of those airlines.
US Airways Group, parent of US Airways, emerged from its 2002 bankruptcy on March 31, 2003. Our June 30, 2004, US Airways position of $2.8 billion comprised loans, leases, investment securities and commitments, all substantially secured by various equipment, including aircraft. During 2004, as US Airways continued to experience financial difficulties and debt rating downgrade, we negotiated improved terms on our previously committed regional jet financing and obtained certain cross-default provisions. We continue to monitor US Airways' progress in implementing the revised business plan under which all of our obligations would be satisfied in accordance with their terms.
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UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, is currently operating under bankruptcy protection. Our June 30, 2004, United Airlines position of $1.4 billion comprised loans fully secured by commercial aircraft and assets subject to operating leases.
Air Canada is currently operating under Canadian bankruptcy protection. Our June 30, 2004, Air Canada position of $2.6 billion was fully secured and comprised debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing during the reorganization period as well as loan and lease arrangements. A significant portion of Air Canada's lease obligations to us is cross-collateralized by security for the DIP facility.
D. DEBT INSTRUMENTS
During the first six months of 2004, GECS and GECS affiliates issued $27 billion of long-term debt, including $3 billion issued by Genworth in connection with the initial public equity offering described on page 11. This debt was both fixed and floating rate and was issued to institutional and retail investors in the U.S. and 14 other global markets. Maturities ranged from one to 30 years. We used the proceeds primarily for repayment of maturing long-term debt, but also for acquisitions and organic growth. We anticipate that we will issue between $26 billion and $31 billion of additional long-term debt during the remainder of 2004, although the ultimate amount we issue will depend on our needs, and on the markets.
Following is an analysis of our debt obligations other than debt of consolidated, liquidating securitization entities at June 30, 2004, and December 31, 2003.
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55 |
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5 |
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100 |
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100 |
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During the first six months of 2004, we paid $1.5 billion of special dividends to GE, of which $1.3 billion was generated from the proceeds of the Genworth initial public offering and $0.2 billion was related to more efficient capital management in the Insurance segment.
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the direction of our Chairman of the Board (serving as the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and concluded that (i) our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2004, and (ii) no change in internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2004, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting.
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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Exhibit 12 |
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends |
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Exhibit 31(a) |
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act |
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Exhibit 31(b) |
Certifications of CFO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act |
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Exhibit 32 |
Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
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Exhibit 99 |
Financial Measures That Supplement Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
General Electric Capital Services, Inc.
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July 30, 2004 |
/s/ Philip D. Ameen |
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